In Re Melinda Cortez and Adrian Cortez v. the State of Texas

NUMBER 13-24-00342-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI – EDINBURG IN RE MELINDA CORTEZ AND ADRIAN CORTEZ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Contreras and Justices Tijerina and Peña Memorandum Opinion by Chief Justice Contreras1 By petition for writ of mandamus, relators Melinda Cortez and Adrian Cortez contend that the trial court2 abused its discretion by refusing to transfer the underlying dispute from Hidalgo County, Texas, to Bastrop County, Texas, based on mandatory 1 See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(d) (“When denying relief, the…